Injuries have slowed Crawford since he signed a massive seven-year, $142 million free agent deal with the Boston Red Sox before the 2011 season. He played in only half of Boston's game his first two seasons and stole just 23 stolen bases (he swiped 107 the prior two years). The Sox dumped Crawford's contract in August 2012 in a salary purge that also included Adrian Gonzalez and Josh Beckett leaving Boston in a trade with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Crawford is MLB's active career leader in triples. More »

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